Adcock v. Lieber

Lieber, the plaintiff below, began an action of unlawful detainer before a justice of the peace, to recover possession of premises upon which was the Hugo Hotel and a frame dwelling-house. , In substance, the complaint alleged that the plaintiff was the owner of the premises; that he had verbally leased the same to the defendant, Adcock, from month to month for $35.00 a,-month, payable in advance; that the defendant.went into possession on July 2, 1907; that the plaintiff had terminated the tenancy by a proper notice and demanded possession, which was refused. The defend ant, in his answer,…